Book guide
The Lieutenant
A soldier sent to map the stars finds his world redrawn by an unexpected friendship.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
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About The Lieutenant
In 1788, Lieutenant Daniel Rooke arrives in New South Wales with the First Fleet and establishes an observatory to chart the stars. Based on real events, the novel follows his life-changing connection with an Aboriginal child and the revelations of a country far beyond his expectations.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Slow
Series
Thornhill Family / Colonial Trilogy · Book 2 of 3
Content warnings
- colonisation
- violence
- racism
- slavery
- execution
- graphic war injuries
- kidnapping
- bullying
